Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-02
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 6.0)
he table demonstrates the figure of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The pie charts provide the results of surveys of visitors satisfaction when they were visit, during before and after the refurbishment.
Overall, the number of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before refurbishment is lower than after the year of refurbishment. While results of surveys shows visitor are satisfied after the refurbishment.
To begin with, during the year before refurbishment there are 74,000 number of visitors are visit to Ashdown Museum. Meanwhile, after the refurbishment there are 92,000 visitors are visit to Ashdown Museum.
Furthermore, pie charts shows the results of survey of visitors satisfaction. There are only 15 percent of visitors are very satisfied, 30 percent are satisfied, 40 percent are dissatisfied, 10 percent are very dissatisfied and 5 percent of visitors do not response to survey. However, after the refurbishment visitors are more satisfied, 35 percent are very satisfied, 40 percent are satisfied, 15 percent are dissatisfied, very dissatisfied and no response are just 5 percent of visitors.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features from both the table and the pie charts. The overall trends are identified, noting the increase in visitor numbers from 74,000 to 92,000 after refurbishment and the general shift toward higher satisfaction levels, such as 'very satisfied' rising from 15 percent to 35 percent. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed or mechanically listed rather than fully integrated into a cohesive analytical narrative. The selection of data is generally accurate, meeting the requirements of a solid performance at this level while showing glimpses of fully extended supporting detail.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into paragraphs, including a proper introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing the specific data points. Transitional phrases like 'To begin with', 'Meanwhile', and 'Furthermore' are used to structure the response, though referencing and cohesive devices occasionally feel somewhat mechanical or repetitive. The logical progression is generally maintained throughout the writing, allowing the reader to follow the comparison between the two time periods, though more sophisticated referencing and smoother transitions would elevate the organizational quality further.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying basic statistical information such as 'visitors', 'museum', 'percent', and 'survey'. There are notable attempts to use less common vocabulary like 'refurbished' and 'satisfaction', but these are accompanied by lexical inaccuracies and word choice errors, such as 'do not response' instead of 'no response' and awkward phrasing like 'visitors are visit'. Spelling and word choice errors are present, but they do not seriously impede communication, reflecting a typical performance that covers the basic lexical requirements while showing minor lapses in precision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response employs a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as 'While results of surveys shows visitor are satisfied after the refurbishment.' There are frequent errors in verb forms, tense consistency, and subject-verb agreement, for instance 'there are 74,000 number of visitors are visit' and 'results of surveys shows'. Punctuation and articles also require better control. While these grammatical errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited command of complex structures, communication of the main data points is still achieved.
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